Local Talk 2020_06_05 included an interview of Dr. Sonal Padalkar Assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering at ISU about antimicrobial materials. And Abdul Mohammad with Monarch Development Team concerning civil strife in recent days of the murder of a black man while in police custody. And of course another delightful visit with Anna Bananna Magnusson’s Heart to Heart messages closed out the show.

Local Talk 2020_06_02 included an interview of Abdul Mohammad with Monarch Development Team concerning civil strife in recent days concerning the murder of a black man while in police custody. Tracey Stoll and Robin Schinnow discussed the Pandemic Haiku book which was created during the pandemic and recently published with proceeds paying for meals for those in need. Susan Gwiasda invited Police Commander Jason Tuttle about reopening playgrounds, skate park, and summer activities. Officer Tuttle also fielded questions concerning the Ames Police Department and recent civil unrest issues in Ames and around the nation. And of course another delightful visit with Anna Magnusson’s Heart to Heart messages closed out the show.

Anne Kinzel describes a gathering in Ames over the weekend to protest the killing of George FLoyd in Minneapolis.

Gina Zaffarano, Ames native lives in Minneapolis in the Uptown area of Minneapolis, just blocks from the looting destruction along Lake Street, and where she has her hair salon. She describes her neighborhood and the diverse community of residents and local businesses who are suffering, as well as her thoughts about the history of police racism leading to anger, as well as groups in the street - both demonstrators and rioters- and efforts in her neighborhood to pull together.

Dr. Val Sheffield, award-winning University of Iowa Molecular Genetics Chair in the Carver College of Medicine, explains a new take-home spit-based COVID19 test that he and his team have developed and hope to have FDA approved within weeks. He hopes to make affordable testing more readily available soon. He also explains why his genetic research on blindness provides the tools to also test for COVID19.

Coming Up at KHOI

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Iowa Public TV's show, Greetings from Iowa aired a mini-documentary about Bob Anders' KHOI show on November 12 and will continue to re-air it periodically for a year. According to Bob, "it was an amazing experience. Tyler Brinegar, the producer, told me that an IPTV producer was following KHOI on line, heard my show, and recommended that we cover Bob's 8-Track Garage Sale." Congratulations, Bob!